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Kevin Martin, Sleaford Town Council clerk, said that the park represented a culmination of five years of hard work.

"As you can imagine, a £125,000 project like this represents a great deal of effort," he said.

“There have been a lot of consultations with users. The park itself has a number of facilities and draws a large crowd, and having a flagship skate-park has been a goal of the council’s for a long time. The previous one was 10 years old, and in dire need of refurbishment.”

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The open day will have skateboarding demonstrations, games, refreshments and other stalls and will be opened at noon by the mayor.

Riverside Cycles, a bicycle repair shop about half a mile away from the new skate-park, said that they thought the park would encourage a positive attitude towards sport and exercise and that they have had plenty of customers coming in to get their bikes checked over before using the new park.

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Peter Spackman, owner of local business Dee’s Gifts, said: “It’s fantastic. Skateboarders used to hang around the Riverside, complaining about having nowhere to skate. Now there’s no one there. The old skate park was full of broken glass but now it’s always busy when I drive past, and the right people are using it. It’s so good for kids. I really like it.”